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Red tide from a Mote scientist’s perspective

■ BY SUE ERWIN Coughing and sneezing due to red tide is annoying enough … but as dead fish piled up on island beaches this week, the stench in the air certainly added to the unpleasantness. One thing is for sure, you have the beaches pretty much to yourself now. Boca Grande continues to be […]

GIBA discusses petition to change name of Causeway

■ STAFF REPORT At the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held on Wednesday, June 27, it was discussed that Boca Grande North is petitioning Charlotte County to change the name of the roadway from Boca Grande Causeway to Gasparilla Road. A member of the Boca Grande North Homeowner’s Association suggested the idea, […]

Lookin’ for lionfish

■ STAFF REPORT You’re invited to partner in the fifth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory, in cooperation with Reef Environmental Education Foundation. This year’s event will be based at Mote, with a Captain’s Meeting June 6, lionfish hunting July 7 in the Gulf of Mexico – tournament boundaries are defined as […]

Profile Greg Foos

■BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve enjoyed a meal at the Boca Grande Club over the past several years, you would likely agree that the quality of food served was superb – both in presentation and taste. That’s because Executive Chef Greg Foos takes his job seriously, and he’s put together a culinary team he knows […]

From the Miccosukee in the Everglades to Boca Grande and beyond people are asking … where is our clean water?

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATE: Gov. Rick Scott has now issued an emergency order to allow water from Lake Okeechobee to be discharged to the south, into the Everglades, instead of directing runoff primarily east and west.  The governor’s order calls for the suspension of rules and modification of permits to allow water to move […]

Outta Line takes first in Red Gill Tarpon Tourney

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Saturday, June 16, more than 20 boats assembled and headed out to the Pass in the third annual Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament, named for the Red Gill Fish House which was the original name of Whidden’s Marina. It seemed as though family and tradition was the theme of the […]

Sea turtle nesting season continues to thrive

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 207 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nests on the island. There were 203 reported false crawls (when a turtle comes up onto the beach but does not lay a nest). Red tide is still being detected around the island, particularly at […]

Little wildlife rescuers raise money for local animals

■ BY SUE ERWIN Four young girls spent a recent Sunday afternoon raising money and awareness for local wildlife. Leslie Foxworthy, Dulse Foxworthy, Addison Miller and Tiffany Foxworthy decided to set up a lemonade stand on Little Gasparilla Island on a warm and humid afternoon … but not to earn money for themselves. “We decided […]